Silenci | Ara que les ombres s’enlairen al meu entorn

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by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Schweigen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT FRE

Nun um mich her die Schatten steigen,
Stellst du dich ein, willkommnes Schweigen,
Du, aller tiefsten Sehnsucht wert.
Sehr hab ich unter Lärm und Last
Des Tags nach dir, du scheuer Gast,
Wie einem lieben Freund begehrt.

Das wirre Leben ist verklungen,
In Höhen ging und Niederungen
Längst jeder laute Schall zur Ruh.
Urstimmen, die der Tag verschlang,
Erklingen, mystischer Gesang -
Ja, süßes Schweigen, rede du.

Was über deinen stillen Mund
Aus einem rätseltiefen Grund
Mit leisem Murmeln quillt herauf,
Ich halte zitternd meine Schalen
Und fang die feinen Silberstrahlen
Verborgner Quellen selig auf.

Confirmed with Gesammelte Dichtungen von Gustav Falke, Berlin und Hamburg, Alfred Janssen, 1912, Volume 4, page 46.

Text Authorship:

by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Schweigen", appears in Der Schnitter [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Schweigen", op. 39 (Drei Chöre) no. 1 (1899), published 1900 [ SSAATTBB chorus a cappella ], München, Aibl Verl. [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Silenci", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Silence", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-10
Line count: 18
Word count: 94

Silenci

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Ara que les ombres s’enlairen al meu entorn,
compareixes tu, benvingut silenci,
tu, mereixedor del més pregon anhel.
Enmig del brogit i el llast del dia,
força t’he desitjat, tu, tímid hoste,
com un amic estimat.

El garbull de la vida s’ha esvanit,
a les alçàries i a les fondàries fa temps
que el fort soroll s’ha calmat.
Veus primitives, per el dia engolides,
ressonen, cant místic –
Sí, dolç silenci, parla tu.

Quelcom a la teva boca silenciosa,
des d’enigmàtiques profunditats,
sorgeix amb un lleuger murmuri,
i, tremolant, sostinc la meva copa
per, benaurat, de deus ocultes
recollir els fins raigs d’argent.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Schweigen", appears in Der Schnitter
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This text was added to the website: 2023-10-21
Line count: 18
Word count: 103